Money for ISBN?? [ Edited ]

[kiur]

Must i pay at once for getting ISBN or after selling the book?

If Lulu ISBN is for free, what do these package prizes mean: (http://www.lulu.com/services/pre-publishing) who must pay them and when?

[Ken Anderson]

First I recommend that you don't use any of those publishing services. You will not get any support for those services on this Forum. You don't need to as you can do everything for yourself here for free.

If you opt for the ExtendedReach Package then the ISBN is free.
If you go for the GlobalReach Package then to the best of my knowledge you only pay the $70 once you have approved the book for distribution.

If you need help formatting your book or designing a cover then use the services of someone like Maggie or others on the Forum who advertise their services. For proof reading I recommend Faith who you will also find here. For eBooks I can always help.

Enjoy the Forum and thence folks that live here.

[Peter May]

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kiur wrote:

Must i pay at once for getting ISBN or after selling the book? 

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You only need an ISBN if you want your book to appear on Amazon etc.

You have two choice - get a free one from Lulu or obtain one from your national ISBN agency.

How much that costs depends on where you are.

If you use your own ISBN and want the book to be available via Amazon and other retailers you must buy 'Global Distribution' which costs $75USD or £50 GBP. You pay that when you approve the book for distribution. However there are few advantages to not using the free Lulu ISBN.

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kiur wrote:

If Lulu ISBN is for free, what do these package prizes mean: (http://www.lulu.com/services/pre-publishing) who must pay them and when?

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 You can publish your book and sell it through Lulu totally free

You can publish your book and sell it through Lulu and Amazon free, except you have to buy one proof copy at the print cost

Lulu is 'self-publish' - you have to do produce the files for the book yourslef. Lulu will print what you send them.

If you are unable or unwilling to format your text, proof read and edit it and produce a cover then you can buy these 'add-on' services through Lulu - that's what those pre-publishing services are about.

[kiur]

Ok, thank you both. This site is a bit hard to understand but could you tell me where and how i get ISBN in Lulu. Theres long story about ISBN but no link or enything about where and when i get it. 

[Ken Anderson]

It's quite simple.
When you decide to publish a book one of the early steps in the Publishing Wizard is for you to decide where you want the book t.o be sold
To no one but yourself
To anyone through Lulu
Or to the world at large.

The last choice then gives you the opportunity to get a free ISBN.